As far as the discussion of character goes: if the fate of our country is left to the character of our politicians, we’re in sore shape. Anyone who thinks that this current administration (or any other) operates like an episode of The West Wing, is truly wearing rose-colored glasses, and that Kool-Aid in your stomach may soon turn sour…

Last I heard, Amendment One is expected to pass with around 57% of the vote. I, for one, will be voting against, mostly for political reasons. I don’t think government has any business in marriage – gay, straight or otherwise. I don’t know the implications of the amendment on domestic disputes, but my friends that are lawyers say it won’t change anything, and that stands to reason; no laws are being changed, and as it stands: violence is violence, irrespective of marriage or sexual orientation.

What I notice among Christians seems mostly to be a generational gap. My parents generation seems overwhelmingly for “one man, one woman” while my generation seems to be largely “live and let live.” I agree that with time we will see the laws changed to reflect the newer generation’s view, but now the tide seems stagnant.

For my part, I will continue nudging the Right in the direction they ought to move, perhaps with rhetoric such as this: I’m a fan of the Constitution; especially the part that says government can’t do for one, what it’s unwilling to do for another. We call it the Equal Protection Clause, and its one of the reasons I like living here.